I wish I had a helmet cam.

NCASAUmp

Tru_in_Blu wrote
As a noobie a few years ago, I was working 2-man women's SP. With a runner on 1B I was shading 2B. Batter hit a liner up the middle which F8 came in on quickly and made a throw to 2B for the force.

I couldn't get inside quick enough without impeding the progress of F4 or the runner from 1B, so I sorta just trailed her into 2B. F4 took the throw from F8 while reaching to the SS side of the base. The throw was there 3 steps before the runner, who I called out.

In between innings, my PU came out to whisper to me and asked if I needed glasses. Shocked, I asked why. "That last play, the second baseman was off the base by 3 feet." So I didn't feel too good about that. But I wondered why the runner going to second didn't complain or ask me to check with PU. I was still lamenting the bad call after the game, but my mentor just chalked it up to "that's softball - don't worry about it".

So I didn't get thrown under the bus, just mentally crawled under it myself. So now I try a little harder to anticipate such a play. It is a bit harder on some of those, especially in the SP game where the infielders often play short fielder, and I need to be behind them. Even worse for the men than women.

Ted

Without going too far down this rabbit hole, why let them push you that far into the outfield? It is acceptable to draw a line between, say, F3 and F4 and stay behind that line. Or in your case, maybe F4 and F6. If F4 is standing 20' in the outfield, you are allowed to adjust.

IRISHMAFIA

Dakota wrote
Well, me, too, and proud of it... but the posting I made here was NOT trolling, so I'm offended... and it is YOUR fault! 😃

Boy, do I have the place for you!

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And don't forget, it's MY fault!!!

Stu Clary

I'm glad I don't live on venus. It would be just my luck to get assigned with this angryZebra guy.

IRISHMAFIA

Stu Clary wrote
I'm glad I don't live on venus. It would be just my luck to get assigned with this angryZebra guy.

No, no, no! You mean this angryZebra gal. After all, we all know men are from Mars, women from Venus 😉

NCASAUmp

IRISHMAFIA wrote
No, no, no! You mean this angryZebra gal. After all, we all know men are from Mars, women from Venus 😉

And coaches are from Uranus. Well, their heads are, anyway...

angryZebra

Stu Clary wrote
I'm glad I don't live on venus. It would be just my luck to get assigned with this angryZebra guy.

Or am I glad I wasn't assigned with you... & I'm presuming you're a "guy", in which case I'm glad you don't live on MY planet!
My bad for confusing anyone. As I stated that I calmly volunteered my overrulings, it wasn't blatant, it was directly to my partner. I don't know how to describe his character but to put it shortly he was less than squared away, & everyone could tell he was new, they know me, so they were simply thankful that the calls were made right. Had I not stepped in, I might not have a butt to sit on anymore.

angryZebra

IRISHMAFIA wrote
No, no, no! You mean this angryZebra gal. After all, we all know men are from Mars, women from Venus 😉

Thank you IrishMafia, for being open minded.

angryZebra

wadeintothem wrote
One could wonder about the overrulings (judgment or rule?) and what difference would it make in the score if that runner physically touched home plate or not unless there is more to hear...

It would be rule in the case where BU called R1 out based on his thinking it was a force out. R1 wasn't tagged.
& as far as the runner touching the plate or not (of course I pondered how it would affect a closer game) it would have been their only run, & we still had a run rule.

angryZebra

IRISHMAFIA wrote
Oh no, you don't mean a.....

how'd you get ahold of my pic? 😮

CajunNewBlue

Fan: "Hey ref, you suck!"

Ref: "No, I blow... & so do fans come to think of it )

I don't get it? sounds pretty much NOT good either way.

angryZebra

CajunNewBlue wrote
Fan: "Hey ref, you suck!"

Ref: "No, I blow... & so do fans come to think of it )

I don't get it? sounds pretty much NOT good either way.

I blow my whistle... I don't suck it. fans blow (electric fans....)

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